Tag: indie filmmaker

Today's Guest: Roger Nygard, documentary filmmaker, "The Truth About Marriage," "The Nature of Existence," "Trekkies" Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Roger Nygard by clicking on the video player above! There is something special about Roger Nygard. He leads two very different lives in Hollywood: by day, he’s been a video editor... Continue Reading →

Today's Guest: David Spaltro, indie filmmaker, Things I Don't Understand, Around... Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of seriously depressed social zombies with nothing to fear but fear itself… in the NEW new media capital of the world, St. Petersburg, Florida! Filmmaker David Spaltro was one of my smartest finds... Continue Reading →

Today's Guest: Ryan Barton-Grimley, indie film director, The Truth There are essentially nine speaking parts in Ryan Barton-Grimley’s new indie film, The Truth. And two of those parts are in one scene--a couple of actors playing cops who are virtually superfluous to the story--so let’s say seven. RYAN BARTON-GRIMLEY podcast excerpt: "John Heard -- talk... Continue Reading →

Today's Guest: Robert K. Elder, author, The Film That Changed My Life My 14-year-old son is thinking a lot about college these days and just last night asked me, “Why did you get a degree in film studies?” Good question, but I had to weigh telling him the truth with giving an answer that... Continue Reading →

Today's Guest: Raymond Schlogel, indie filmmaker, For Love & Stacie All the air escaped my lungs at the end of Ray Schlogel’s independent film, For Love & Stacie. I was angry, petulant… and then the credits rolled and I was reminded that it was a drama, not a documentary. Poor, dumb ol’ Mr. Media... Continue Reading →

If I were running a major American movie studio, I’d want to make Matthew Krentz’s apprenticeship as an indie filmmaker short. In other words, I’d want to be in business with this handsome, talented young auteur. That was my second thought after watching Streetballers, the new film written, directed, produced and starring Krentz as... Continue Reading →

Harmony and Me, Bob Byington’s new film about a young man struggling to make sense of being dumped by his girlfriend, is being promoted as a slacker comedy. But the term that struck me—and it may be seriously dated—is “sad sacker.” The character of “Harmony”—which is a man, not a woman—is played by Justin... Continue Reading →

Today's Guest: David Spaltro, indie filmmaker, ... Around I get pitched on an awful lot of potential interviews. This one caught my attention: "My name is David Spaltro and I'm an independent filmmaker and producer from NYC. Last year I completed my first feature film ... Around. It was a labor of love about... Continue Reading →